MR MITCHELSON AT DARGAVILLE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3849, 17 November 1883, Page 3

MR MITCHELSON AT DARGAVILLE.

Auckland, This day. A banquet Avas given to the Hon. E. Mitchelson on Thursday night at Dargaville. Dr. Norton presided. Mr G. M. Dargaville, M.H.R., and nearly all the leading residents were present. Mr Dargaville. in responeling to the toast of "The General Assembly," said that after his little difficulty with Major Atkinson they were none the avoi-so friends. There was no rankling feeling or bad blood. Mr Mitchelson'enjoved the good opinion of the Avhole House", anel for one friend he could count on one side he could count two on the other. The Chairman proposed the toast of " The Guest." He traced the history of Mr Mitchelson from his first start in the district to the present time, and most heartily congratulated him on the position he had attained. He hoped Mr Mitchelson had reached tho top rung of the ladder ; if not, he thought Mr Mitchelson Avas as near tho top as any follow could want to go. Ho considered Mr Mitchelson was the man to represent the district, and in the few short years Mr Mitchelson had been in tho House as the representative of the district lie had (lone more for it than any other man.

Air Mitchelson, in responding-, said: I am glad to sco so many personal friends and the faces around me of those who have known me in this district for years_ past. I am proud to represent this district in Parliament. 1 have only been a short, time there, and am the youngest member of the House, and I feel" deeply having such a responsibility placed upon my shoulders. I hope I may long have the honor to represent this district, but you must remember that I now occupy a position that entitles the Avhole colony to look to me, and therefore I must work for tho colony as a Avhole. But Avhile working for the * colony I shall not foiget mv constituents. In my capacity as Minister" for Public AVorks I shall do my duly to the colony without distinction. I hope that this district may succeed, and my efforts shall be used to make it the most prosperous district in the North Island. I hope it will not be my fault if I fail to please you in every Avay.